title: Tuberculosis bronchopleural fistula treated with atrial septal defect occluder.
abstract: Bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is an uncommon and potentially fatal complication of lobectomy or pneumonectomy, particularly in tuberculosis patients. It is associated with high mortality and its treatment remains a challenge. The development of plugging technology has led to the emergence of less invasive endobronchial methods for treating BPF. We describe the successful treatment of a multidrug-resistant tuberculosis patient with BPF using an occlusion device originally designed for transcatheter closure of an atrial septal defect. Follow-up over 10 months revealed maintenance of the repair without any recurrence. This novel technique can be effective for treating a tuberculosis patient with postoperative BPF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, The Shenzhen People's Hospital, The Second Clinical Medicine College of Jinan University, Shenzhen, China.
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: Weihua
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Tao
authors.forename: Yingjian
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Song
authors.forename: Tonghai
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Fan
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: Peize
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Xiongmao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: Yongchong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dou
authors.forename: Zheng
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001983:Bronchial Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D004867:Equipment Design; D005402:Fistula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006344:Heart Septal Defects, Atrial; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010995:Pleural Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D055989:Septal Occluder Device; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology